The Tasmanian Aboriginal shell necklace will be transferred into the care of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, where it will be accessible to the Tasmanian Aboriginal community for research, learning and inspiration.
The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre has campaigned on behalf of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people for over four decades for the return of cultural property and ancestral remains from institutions around the world.
Tasmanian Aboriginal delegates have travelled to Glasgow to receive the necklace and take it home.
The unique shell necklace is believed to originate from the Bass Strait islands, located between Tasmania and mainland Australia. It is recorded as being donated to The Hunterian by Mrs Margaret Miller of Launceston on a visit to Scotland in 1877.
